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Evangelical sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankful commemorations for Gods mercy in our great…Evangelicall sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankfull commemorations for Gods mercy in our great…
Evangelical sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankful commemorations for Gods mercy in our great deliverance from the papists powder-plot. 2. The successful seeker. 3. Faith triumphant. 4. Special preparations to fit us for our latter end in four funeral sermons. 5. The faithful covenanter. 6. The demand of a good conscience. 7. The sword of the wicked. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibbs. Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's-Inn. The third tome. Published and perused by D. Sibbs own appointment, subscribed with his hand to prevent imperfect copies after his decease.Evangelicall sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankfull commemorations for Gods mercy in our great deliverance from the papists powder-plot. 2. The successefull seeker. 3. Faith triumphant. 4. Speciall preparations to fit us for our latter end in foure funerall sermons. 5. The faithfull covenanter. 6. The demand of a good conscience. 7. The sword of the wicked. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibbs. Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Grayes-Inne. The third tome. Published and perused by D. Sibbs owne appointment, subscribed with his hand to prevent imperfect copies after his decease.
London: printed by Thomas for N. Bourne, 1640
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And so for the means of salvation, men that care not for hearing the word, are they persuaded it is the word of God to salvation? they are not persuaded. We may know the truth of our persuasion by the power it ha• to r•le our lives and conversations. What is the reason that a simple man, a weak man, […] lives. Christianly, and dies in the faith he lived by; when as a great man, in conceit, in know ledge he lives wickedly, and dies worse? he cause the one hath not this knowledge of the ⟨p. 259⟩spirit, the spirit of God never opened his eyes, the spirit of God never persuaded him, he hath it in books, and by education and the like. There are none that ever hold out but those that have the spirit of God to be their teacher and persuader. We must see things in their own proper light, the spirit of God hath to deal with the heart, God hath only power of that: he must deal with the heart, we must not trust therefore to education, or to outward things. If a man should ask the reason of men, why do you leave these courses, why do you do this good? a Christian doth not say, I was brought up to this, or I cannot do otherwise: but I do it from a principle of the New Creature. Let us desire God, that we may do things from reasons of Scripture, from reasons of pleasing God, that we may do them from a holy sanctified affection, that we may be persuaded by the spirit, and then it will hold out. They were persuaded of them. And embraced them.
And so for the meanes of salvation, men that care not for hearing the word, are they perswaded it is the word of God to salvation? they are not perswaded. We may know the truth of our perswasion by the power it ha• to r•le our lives and conversations. What is the reason that a simple man, a weake man, 〈…〉 lives. Christianly, and dies in the faith he lived by; when as a great man, in conceite, in know ledge he lives wickedly, and dies worse? he cause the one hath not this knowledge of the ⟨p. 259⟩spirit, the spirit of God never opened his eyes, the spirit of God never perswaded him, hee hath it in bookes, and by education and the like. There are none that ever hold out but those that have the spirit of God to be their teacher and perswader. Wee must see things in their owne proper light, the spirit of God hath to deale with the heart, God hath only power of that: he must deale with the heart, we must not trust therefore to education, or to outward things. If a man should aske the reason of men, why doe you leave these courses, why doe you doe this good? a Christian doth not say, I was brought up to this, or I cannot doe otherwise: but I do it from a principle of the New Creature. Let us desire God, that we may doe things from reasons of Scripture, from reasons of pleasing God, that we may doe them from a holy sanctified affection, that we may bee perswaded by the spirit, and then it will hold out. They were perswaded of them. And imbraced them.